The NY Times looks at how House Republicans want Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-Brooklyn)-House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chair—to subpoena details about Countrywide Mortgage's VIP program, which gives breaks prominent people, including (allegedly) Towns. Towns' spokeswoman calls it a smear campaign, "He went to his local mortgage guy and got a normal mortgage. The guy’s from Brooklyn and doesn’t have much money and wasn’t prominent enough to be considered a V.I.P. Whether it was later transferred through the V.I.P. program, I don’t know. But he didn’t receive any favors."
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And the Staten Island Congressional race is set: It will be Democrat Michael McMahon, who bested Stephen Harrison, 74% to 26%, and Republican Robert Straniere, who had 59% to Jamshad Wyne's 41%.Other winners include Adriano Espaillat over Miguel Martinez in State Assembly District 72 and Inez Barron (wife of Charles) for State Assembly District 40 . Efrain Gonzalez, the State Senator indicted for mail fraud, lost to Pedro Esapda in State Senate District 33. More here.
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